reluctant
英 [rɪˈlʌktənt] 美 [rɪˈlʌktənt]

adj.

不情愿的，勉强的；顽抗的；难处理的；厌恶的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 不情愿的,勉强的 unwilling, and therefore perhaps slow to act

英英释义

reluctant[ ri'lʌktənt ]

• adj.
  • unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

    "a reluctant smile"

    同义词：loathloth

  • unwilling to become involved

    "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

  • not eager

    "reluctant to help"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• reluctant follower胁从分子

～+介词

• reluctant to难驾驭…的,难处理…的
• a soil reluctant to the plough难耕的土壤

词组短语

reluctant to help不情愿帮忙

同近义词辨析

unwilling, reluctant

这组词都有“不情愿的，不愿意的”的意思，其区别是：

unwilling语气强烈，指有力的否定、拒绝。也可指被牵涉于非本意之事。

reluctant指做不赞同的，不很乐意的或害怕的事，有时也指坚决反对某事。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. They were very reluctant to help.
   他们不大愿意帮忙。
2. I was reluctant to do over the stitching in the dress.
   我不愿意把衣服上的线脚拆了重缝。
3. By 1982 they had become reluctant to extend new loans to public borrowers.
   到1982年，他们已不愿向公共借贷者发放新的贷款。
4. Margaret gave him a reluctant consent.
   玛格丽特勉强答应了他。

权威例句

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